The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. II: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. II, credited to Edward Gibbon, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox Recording of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. II, by Edward Gibbon The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings (a remarkable feat for its time). Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published as quartos, a common publishing practice of the time. The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond, concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behaviour and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West, offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell. Gibbon is sometimes called the first “modern historian of ancient Rome.” By virtue of its mostly objective approach and highly accurate use of reference material, Gibbon’s work was adopted as a model for the methodologies of 19th and 20th century historians. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. II
• Author credits: Edward Gibbon
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 59
• Listed recording duration: 21:24:30

Catalogue topics

• Roman History
• Rome
• Roman Empire
• Edward Gibbon
• Gibbon

Opening tracks: first 24 of 59

1. The Decline and Fall Section 01 — 23:04
2. The Decline and Fall Section 02 — 25:30
3. The Decline and Fall Section 03 — 14:49
4. The Decline and Fall Section 04 — 17:27
5. The Decline and Fall Section 05 — 27:36
6. The Decline and Fall Section 06 — 22:59
7. The Decline and Fall Section 07 — 20:14
8. The Decline and Fall Section 08 — 6:11
9. The Decline and Fall Section 09 — 20:15
10. The Decline and Fall Section 10 — 14:55
11. The Decline and Fall Section 11 — 21:43
12. The Decline and Fall Section 12 — 23:34
13. The Decline and Fall Section 13 — 21:15
14. The Decline and Fall Section 14 — 20:23
15. The Decline and Fall Section 15 — 22:24
16. The Decline and Fall Section 16 — 22:13
17. The Decline and Fall Section 17 — 24:05
18. The Decline and Fall Section 18 — 29:32
19. The Decline and Fall Section 19 — 14:43
20. The Decline and Fall Section 20 — 30:01
21. The Decline and Fall Section 21 — 21:15
22. The Decline and Fall Section 22 — 32:07
23. The Decline and Fall Section 23 — 20:49
24. The Decline and Fall Section 24 — 22:28

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